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Op-ed | Caregiving for Older Adults in Davis
2+ hour, 20+ min ago (999+ words) I am on an adventure caregiving for my parents while living here in Davis. One thing I've noticed is that, sadly, the experience of caregiving for older adults is often overlooked by others. I myself thought little about it until…...
Advocates Allege Title IX Disparities as Pressure Mounts to Reinstate UC Davis Equestrian Team
1+ hour, 19+ min ago (1287+ words) DAVIS, Calif. " What began as a campaign to save a single collegiate sports program has expanded into a broader challenge to the University of California, Davis, with advocates now alleging systemic gender inequities in athletics that could expose the university…...
Yolo County Leaders Respond to Allegations against Cesar Chavez, Stand with Survivors
57+ min ago (988+ words) The Times investigation reported that multiple women have accused Chavez of grooming, sexual abuse and coercion, including allegations involving minors during the height of the farmworker movement. The reporting is based on interviews with more than 60 people, including former aides,…...
SFPD Officers Face Accusations of Racial Profiling, Unlawful Detention in Hunters Point
1+ hour, 32+ min ago (1209+ words) SAN FRANCISCO " A newly-filed complaint by the San Francisco Public Defender's Office alleges that multiple San Francisco police officers engaged in racial profiling, unlawful detention, excessive force and an illegal home entry during a chaotic late-night encounter that turned a…...
A Letter to Sacramento County Supervisors about Homelessness
2+ hour, 29+ min ago (331+ words) I recently attended one of Supervisor Rodriguez's public meetings and was nonplussed by the way she spoke about homeless people. To her (and her accompanying policeman), homelessness is a "choice," driven by mental illness or addiction. On the other hand,…...
The Original Illegal Aliens
2+ hour, 31+ min ago (449+ words) We love the phrase. It is stitched into our passports and preached from our pulpits. "We are a nation of immigrants." It is meant to be a balm, a unifying myth that suggests we all arrived here with the same…...
Court Denies Defense Request to Delay Trial for Mental Health Diversion Preparation
4+ hour, 49+ min ago (278+ words) SACRAMENTO, Calif. " A Sacramento Superior Court judge on Friday denied a defense request to continue trial proceedings, despite defense counsel arguing she lacked sufficient time to prepare a mental health diversion petition for the accused. The accused and her codefendant…...
Teens Walked Out of School to Protest ICE. Police Are Investigating the Adults Who Helped Them
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (1585+ words) As Fresno Resistance co-founder Alfred Aldrete awoke from uneasy dreams one morning last month, he found himself the focus of community gossip and, he believes, a target of the local police department." Aldrete and a small group of volunteers escorted…...
California School Boards Fault State Government’s Failure to Narrow the Achievement Gap
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (763+ words) Originally published by EdSource The California School Boards Association cited another factor on Tuesday " state government itself. In announcing a new legislative initiative called SOS for Student Achievement to close "the state accountability gap," the association faulted "fragmented" state policies,…...
Opinion | What Seventeen Years of Housing Data—and a Warning—Tell Us About Davis
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (1157+ words) The debate over housing in Davis often gets pulled into the immediacy of the moment'what was approved, what was rejected, what might come next. But the more important story is not found in any single year or decision. It emerges…...